PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — It's a beautiful Saturday morning at Tradition Field, where a split-squad of Nationals are facing the Mets today. The other squad, featuring right-hander Jason Marquis, manager Jim Riggleman and the rest of the media corps, are in Lake Buena Vista facing the Braves. But I decided to break from the group just for today and cover this game.

There are actually plenty of significant names here in Port St. Lucie. Craig Stammen gets the start, hoping to completely lock up his stranglehold on the No. 5 starter's job. Cristian Guzman is starting at shortstop, and hopefully he'll get a couple of balls hit to his right to test that shoulder. Adam Dunn, Josh Willingham, Pudge Rodriguez and Adam Kennedy are here as well.

I'll try to keep up with any news from Disney that I can get my hands on. In the meantime, keep checking back here for updates from this game…

Mark,Mets broadcasters are killing the Nats FO for having no plan after releasing dukes in RF. Maxwell looks so lost…what is the point of keep putting him out there…..He needs to go back to Potomac at this point….this is not helping him at all.